ALUMNI AWARDS ACKNOWLEDGE EXEMPLARY SERVICE
One of the highlights of BYU's annual Homecoming celebration is the BYU Alumni Association's recognition of outstanding individuals for exemplary and exceptional service.

STUDENT ALUMNI ASSOCIATION HONORS PAST AND PRESENT STUDENTS OF BYU
Eleven BYU alumni received Honored Alumni Awards at a banquet sponsored by the Student Alumni Association on Oct. 16, during Homecoming week.

EMERITUS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Each year the Emeritus Alumni Association presents awards to 10 outstanding emeritus alumni at its annual meeting/luncheon in March.

HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE AVAILABLE TO ALUMNI
The BYU Alumni Association, in connection with major providers, has established affordable health and life insurance programs that are available to alumni.

MOA FEATURES RODIN
Patrons of BYU's Museum of Art will have a rare chance to glimpse the renowned work of Francois-Auguste-Rene Rodin.

BOOKS HISTORICAL AND HYSTERICAL FOR A LONG WINTER'S EVENING
In his unparalleled literary achievement of the past decade, Gerald N. Lund has artfully melded the fictional Steed family and LDS history in "The Work and the Glory."

   MOREBYU UNVEILS SUMMER VISITING STUDENT PROGRAM
BYU President Merrill J. Bateman is pleased to invite students from around the country to participate inBYU's Summer Visiting Student Program beginning June 1998.

1939 BYU ALUMNUS SHARES IN NOBEL PRIZE
A 1939 BYU alumnus, whose pioneering work on cell energy production is fundamental to biochemistry, received a share of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Oct.15.

STUDY IDENTIFIES THREE KEYS TO POSITIVE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIPS
Brian Barber, associate professor of sociology at BYU, stands in the front of the room and surveys the situation. These children certainly do cover the behavioral gamut. Looking at the students, Barber has one question on his mind: How have their parents contributed to who they are right now?

FACULTY AND STAFF HONORED
More than 10 BYU faculty and staff members were honored at the 1997 Annual University Conference Aug. 25Ð28.

COUGAREAT OPENS, COUGARS EAT IT UP
The new Cougareat is part of the Wilkinson Center renovation, which is expected to be completed in March 1998.

STUDENTS DANCE FOLK, SPREAD GOSPEL IN CZECH REPUBLIC
Four LDS missionaries in Kladno, Czech Republic, took advantage of a summer visit by the BYU International Folk Dance Ensemble to expose 910 townspeople to their faith. The change in the citizens' attitude toward the missionaries since the dance concert has been dramatic.

BACK   MOREBYU'S 'COMET' ENLIGHTENS DNA RESEARCH WORLDWIDE
It takes a microscope--not a telescope--to examine "comets" discovered by BYU researchers. But these minute comets, made up of microscopic fragments of DNA, are becoming valuable research tools in the fight against cancer and other diseases.

PROFESSOR STUDIES EFFECTS OF FEMALE INFANTICIDE
In this time of desperation, reducing liabilities, such as female children, was seen as a viable survivaltechnique. As a result, during this century there was an average of 129 men for every 100 women in Huai-Pei.

ALL WORK AND NO REST MAKE EXERCISE A DULL CHORE
BYU professor of physical education Barbara Lockhart knows all about the philosophy of "No pain, no gain" from personal experience.

'COSMOTIC' SURGERY PRODUCES NEW MASCOT
Cosmo was reportedly hunting red-tailed hawks in Rock Canyon when he lost his step and fell more than 100 feet to sharp and jagged rocks below. Students called Utah Valley Search and Rescue, which promptly rushed the wounded Cosmo to Utah Valley Regional Medical Center by ambulance.

STUDENTS WADE INTO SERVICE
Student traffic between Helaman Halls and the N. Eldon Tanner Building came to a halt early fall semester when an estimated 18-inch flood filled the pathway after a rainstorm.

PROFESSOR DISPLAYS POLISH FOLK ART COLLECTION
Walter Whipple, BYU professor of Germanic and Slavic languages, will be displaying his voluminous Polish art collection at BYU's Museum of Art through July 21.

BACKWEB WATCH
BYU's Internet home page has been updated, with modifications designed to make it more user-friendly and efficient.

SPEAKER'S NOTES
The following is an excerpt from "Finding Our Individual Path," a devotional address given by Renata Tonks Forste, assistant professor of sociology, July 29, 1997, in the de Jong Concert Hall.

SPORTS SHORTS
A loud new cannon and a shiny new floor have greeted BYU sports spectators this fall. The cannon, "George Q.," named after the historic LDS apostle George Q. Cannon, traveled an interesting trail before arriving at the Y.

CHRIS RUIZ: FROM GANG LEADER TO GANG BUSTER
Chris Ruiz was called a lot of things during the decade he spent on the streets of East Los Angeles as a gang leader, but "student-body president," "doctor," and "professor" were not among them.

POWER VS. AUTHORITY
Donna Lee Bowen, a professor of political science, considers the war with Iraq through the frameworks of power and authority.

TEACHING CHILDREN EMPATHY
As coaches and models, parents can help children learn about others’ feelings.

THEY THAT WAIT UPON THE LORD
Waiting upon the Lord takes many forms. Whether for support in childbirth or guidance in making decisions, those who wait upon the Lord deepen their discipleship with a broken heart, a contrite spirit, a yielded will, and a consecration of self.

WATCH THE WALLS FALL

THE GLORIOUS CAUSE OF AMERICA
How a coarse, untrained army—“rabble in arms”—stood up to the world’s most powerful army.

WORDS OF HATE, WORDS OF LOVE
Among our greatest gifts, words can edify or destroy, uplift or degrade.

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